Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-19
EXPOSITION.
Barton County Educational Expo
sition and Reunion at Opera
House, Great Bend, Kas',
Saturday, May 28th,
1887, Commenc-
ing at 8 a. m.

erly labeled, as to name and address
of owner, all copies of examination
manuscripts, penmansnip, drawing,
class books, teachers records, specimens
of carving, cutting, saving, ect., by
school boys; all curiosities in the way
of coins, Indian relics, ETC.; specimens
of building stone, grasses, fruits, vege-
tables. plants, coal and gas in Barton
county. All these should be brought
in May 18th. The committee appointed
to receive, care for, arrange in the ex-
hibit. and return to owners all articles
for the exhibit consists of Prof. Wolfe.
chairman, Profs. Caraway, Baldwin
and F. III. Reynolds, Misses Susie Long
and Matte Fruit.
The following have been appointed
as a committee on collections: Messrs.
II. w. Zirkle. l.. G. Baird, L. F. john
son, II. G. Bencke, j. B. Prose, G. a.
Swartz and Misses Edith Murphy, Bar
barry Sessler, Lizzie Bittiner, and Mary
Hege. The duty assigned to them is to
see that their respective neighborhoods
are represented in the exhibit and to
assist in making the exhibit as COM
plete as possible. 1t is hoped that all
teachers and others interested in Bar
ton county will consider themselves
cordially invited to lend all the assist
ance in their power to make the exhib-
it credit to the county.
1t is not the design to work year to
make an exhibit, but at the end Of the
year exhibit what the schools have
done. The progressive teacher does
not need months of notice to do some
thing, but always has something done
ready to be seen.
AS Kansas is blessed with progress
her share-a good exhibit is antici-
pated. In the midst of this collection
of Barton connty's treasures, in the
Opera House, the association will exc
cute the following most excellent pro-
gramme, commencing at 8 a. m.
promptly:
Address of welcome, by Rev. ]. w.
Thompson, vice-president of the board
of education.
Response, by Prof. Zirkle, of Pawnee
Rock.
Music, Summer Roses in the heart,
Mis- Lucy Diffenbacher.
Metric system. with apparatus, by
Miss Dora Wesley, of Great Bend nor
NAL class.
Mission of public schools, by Miss
Mary Palmer, of Great Bend city
schools.
Duties and rights of public teachers,
by E. E. Cole, county attorney.
Government and state land in Kan
sas, by II. j. Sturgis of Great Bend.
Subject of general interest, by Prof.
Baldwin.
Moral culture in public schools, 10y
the Rev. Enyeart.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
d. grammar grade.-Song by the
school.
Recitation, Little Daisy's Faith, by
Dele Heller.
Defamation, The Battle of Rats and
Mice, Norman Moss.
Recitation, Josiah Aliens wife at a.
J. Stewards store, Kittie Butler.
Duet, Reuben and Rachel, by John
Wesley and Dell Heller.
Defamation, The School, Boys APP
pie, Willie Reece.
Recitation, Little James, Nellie
Dodson.
Recitation, How little Katie knocked
at the door of Heaven, Frank Heller.
Song, Etka Caro- and Vida Shaw.
Defamation, The Old Fashioned
Boy, by George Nimocks.
Recitation, Mrs. Matte Baldwin.
A. Primary.-The children of the
year, by twelve pupils.
b. Arimary.-EXercise, song and fan
drill.
| OTHER SUBJECTS
for discussion. Grasses, building stone,
early history of Kansas, teachers jour
mails, normal schools, coal and natural
gas in central Kansas, drawing, music,
use of the rod, county tax for school
purposes, Kansas in the national edu-
cational exhibit, apparatus in public
schools, etc.
Professors Halleck, of Sterling,
Bickerdyke, of Bunker Hill, McCash,
of Lyons, and other leading educators
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vited to be present and take part in
the discussion.
! Everyone interested in the welfare